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Opioid Epidemic

Combating the Drug Epidemic With Data

In the State of Indiana, approximately 90% of individuals with addiction begin using illicit drugs before the age of 18. Since 1999, the number of opioid poisoning deaths increased by 500%. (Executive Order 17-01) This dramatic increase in substance use and opioid-poisoning deaths have brought the State to the level of a large-scale epidemic.

Building Collaborative Partnerships

NextLevel Recovery Indiana On his first day of office, Governor Eric Holcomb signed Executive Order 17-01 creating the position of Executive Director for Drug Prevention, Treatment, and Enforcement to centralize leadership and direction to fight this epidemic at the state level.

MPH supports the Executive Director's efforts by bringing together subject-matter experts and data from multiple state agency silos enabling key executive branch decision makers to view broad substance abuse trends in the state.

Connecting Relevant Data

MPH serves as the data component of the Indiana Commission to Combat Drug Abuse in two ways:

  1. Secures and connects all relevant drug data across state government agencies as provided by the Commission's Data Working Group.
  2. Provides the associated technical services needed to present the data in a form that is useful to decision makers.

MPH also partners with state agency executives and researchers, helping them leverage data to inform substance abuse policy inquiries, further enabling data-informed policymaking efforts.

Delivering Results

While the flow of information between state agencies has historically been difficult, MPH is working to provide these agencies with access to view information relating to the broader opioid epidemic-- no longer are agencies limited to the information flowing into their agency silo. This interagency exchange of information has resulted in Family and Social Services Administration adding five more treatment centers in key areas around the state.

Relevant Datasets

EMS Datasets

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EMS Datasets

This ImageTrend dataset contains information on emergency medical service (EMS) runs in Indiana. Examples of data include the date the EMS run occurred, medication provided (e.g.: naloxone), and geographic information on where the incident took place.

Indiana Arrest Data

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Indiana Arrest Data

This dataset is the underlying data of the Indiana Arrests Dashboard which displays counts of individuals arrested, arrests, charges by offense category, dispositions, country and time period in Indiana beginning in 2008 through the present year.

Fatal Overdose Touchpoints: Recency and Reach

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Fatal Overdose Touchpoints: Recency and Reach

The underlying data for the Fatal Drug Overdose Touchpoints Dashboard. This data includes metrics on recency and reach of a touchpoint in relation to a fatal overdose, viewable by County.

Fatal Overdose Touchpoints: Prevalence, Frequency, and Recency

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Fatal Overdose Touchpoints: Prevalence, Frequency, and Recency

The underlying data for the Fatal Drug Overdose Touchpoints Dashboard. This data includes metrics on prevalence, frequency, and recency of a touchpoint in relation to a fatal overdose, viewable by County.

Drug Submissions to Indiana State Laboratories

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Drug Submissions to Indiana State Laboratories

This Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) dataset contains information on specific drugs that were submitted for analysis to Indiana State Police and Marion County Laboratories from 2007-2017.

Mental Health Related EMS and ED Events by County

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Mental Health Related EMS and ED Events by County

This dataset contains the underlying data for the public-facing 'Mental Health Related EMS and ED Events' dashboard.

Mental Health Related EMS and ED Events by District:

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Mental Health Related EMS and ED Events by District:

This dataset contains the underlying data for the public-facing 'Mental Health Related EMS and ED Events' dashboard.

Resources

Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP)

The Indiana Professional Licensing Agency (PLA) partnered with MPH to create a visualization for Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) data that provides insight on prescriptions of controlled substances.

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Naloxone Heat Map

This tool provides insight into the incident location where naloxone was administered and reported by EMS providers throughout the state of Indiana.

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Next Level Recovery Data

Check out data dashboards and more through Governor Holcomb's Next Level Recovery website to see all the impactful work being done to end this epidemic.

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Regional Judicial Opioid Initiative

MPH’s involvement in the Regional Judicial Opioid Initiative (RJOI) is comprised of Supreme Court Chief Justices from eight states charged with creating a strategic action plan to combat the opioid epidemic at a regional level.

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Fatal Drug Overdose Touchpoints

The dashboard below displays touchpoints, as captured through state administrative datasets, that an individual experienced prior to a fatal overdose. The touchpoints are displayed by prevalence, frequency, and recency as rates and percentages, beginning in 2015.

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DataDriven Addiction, Prevention, and Recovery (DDAPR)

The Data-Driven Addiction, Prevention, and Recovery (DDAPR) Project, launched in 2017, unites multiple Indiana state agencies to analyze and visualize substance use data, empowering decision-makers and guiding impactful actions for addiction prevention and recovery.

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All MPH Projects

See additional custom analytics solutions created by MPH.

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Visit the Indiana DATA Hub

Browse and download the State of Indiana’s publicly-available datasets to gain insight into current data trends around the state.

Visit the Indiana Data Hub

Request Data

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